Debugger
for macOS
Ctrl+Alt+S
Use this page to configure behavior of the Debugger and customize its view.
Common options
Item | Description |
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Focus application on breakpoint | If this checkbox is selected, on hitting a breakpoint, IntelliJ IDEA will show the location of this breakpoint in the editor and will attempt to bring its frame to the front. |
Show debug window on breakpoint | If this checkbox is selected, IntelliJ IDEA activates the Debug tool window on hitting a breakpoint. |
Hide debug window on process termination | Automatically hide the Debug tool window when the debugged program terminates. |
Scroll execution point to center | If this checkbox is selected, the line with the current execution point will be kept in the middle of the screen. |
Click line number to perform run to cursor | If this checkbox is selected, you can click a line number in the editor to run program execution to this line. |
Remove breakpoint | Select how you want to remove breakpoints:
You can also choose whether you want a confirmation dialog to be displayed when you are about to remove a conditional or a logging breakpoint |
Java
Item | Description |
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Transport | Select transport for connection to the process. Available options are socket and shared memory, which is available for Windows systems only. |
Force classic VM for JDK 1.3.x and earlier | Check this option to launch process to be debugged with classic VM. |
Disable JIT | With this option you can control whether the |
Show alternative source switcher | The alternative source switcher appears on top of the editor, if in project there is more than one class with the same fully qualified name. |
Kill the debug process immediately | Select this checkbox, if you want to soft kill the Java process. |